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84 [eighty-four]

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84 [ottantaquattro]@84 [eighty-four]
84 [ottantaquattro]

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l_g_e_e   
   
leggere
l______   
   
leggere
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leggere
  I read.
H_   l_t_o_   
   
Ho letto.
H_   l_____   
   
Ho letto.
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Ho letto.
  I read the whole novel.
H_   l_t_o   t_t_o   i_   r_m_n_o_   
   
Ho letto tutto il romanzo.
H_   l____   t____   i_   r_______   
   
Ho letto tutto il romanzo.
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Ho letto tutto il romanzo.
 
 
 
 
  to understand
c_p_r_   
   
capire
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capire
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capire
  I understood.
H_   c_p_t_.   
   
Ho capito.
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Ho capito.
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Ho capito.
  I understood the whole text.
H_   c_p_t_   t_t_o   i_   t_s_o_   
   
Ho capito tutto il testo.
H_   c_____   t____   i_   t_____   
   
Ho capito tutto il testo.
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Ho capito tutto il testo.
 
 
 
 
  to answer
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rispondere
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rispondere
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rispondere
  I answered.
H_   r_s_o_t_.   
   
Ho risposto.
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Ho risposto.
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Ho risposto.
  I answered all the questions.
H_   r_s_o_t_   a   t_t_e   l_   d_m_n_e_   
   
Ho risposto a tutte le domande.
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Ho risposto a tutte le domande.
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Ho risposto a tutte le domande.
 
 
 
 
  I know that – I knew that.
L_   s_.   –   L_   s_p_v_.   
   
Lo so. – Lo sapevo.
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Lo so. – Lo sapevo.
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Lo so. – Lo sapevo.
  I write that – I wrote that.
L_   s_r_v_.   –   L_h_   s_r_t_o_   
   
Lo scrivo. – L’ho scritto.
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Lo scrivo. – L’ho scritto.
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Lo scrivo. – L’ho scritto.
  I hear that – I heard that.
L_   s_n_o_   –   L_h_   s_n_i_o_   
   
Lo sento. – L’ho sentito.
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Lo sento. – L’ho sentito.
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Lo sento. – L’ho sentito.
 
 
 
 
  I’ll get it – I got it.
V_d_   a   p_e_d_r_o_   –   S_n_   a_d_t_   a   p_e_d_r_o_   
   
Vado a prenderlo. – Sono andato a prenderlo.
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Vado a prenderlo. – Sono andato a prenderlo.
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Vado a prenderlo. – Sono andato a prenderlo.
  I’ll bring that – I brought that.
L_   p_r_o_   –   L_h_   p_r_a_o_   
   
Lo porto. – L’ho portato.
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Lo porto. – L’ho portato.
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Lo porto. – L’ho portato.
  I’ll buy that – I bought that.
L_   c_m_r_.   –   L_h_   c_m_r_t_.   
   
Lo compro. – L’ho comprato.
L_   c______   –   L___   c________   
   
Lo compro. – L’ho comprato.
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Lo compro. – L’ho comprato.
 
 
 
 
  I expect that – I expected that.
M_   l_   a_p_t_o_   –   M_   l_   a_p_t_a_o_   
   
Me lo aspetto. – Me lo aspettavo.
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Me lo aspetto. – Me lo aspettavo.
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Me lo aspetto. – Me lo aspettavo.
  I’ll explain that – I explained that.
L_   s_i_g_.   –   L_h_   s_i_g_t_.   
   
Lo spiego. – L’ho spiegato.
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Lo spiego. – L’ho spiegato.
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Lo spiego. – L’ho spiegato.
  I know that – I knew that.
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Non mi è nuovo / lo so. – Lo sapevo.
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Non mi è nuovo / lo so. – Lo sapevo.
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Non mi è nuovo / lo so. – Lo sapevo.
 
 
 
 

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Bilingualism improves hearing

People who speak two languages hear better. They can distinguish between different sounds more accurately. An American study has come to this conclusion. Researchers tested several teenagers. Part of the test subjects grew up bilingual. These teenagers spoke English and Spanish. The other part of the subjects only spoke English. The young people had to listen to a particular syllable. It was the syllable "da". It didn't belong to either of the languages. The syllable was played for the test subjects using headphones. At the same time, their brain activity was measured with electrodes. After this test the teenagers had to listen to the syllable again. This time, however, they could hear many disruptive sounds as well. There were various voices saying meaningless sentences. The bilingual individuals reacted very strongly to the syllable. Their brain showed a lot of activity. They could identify the syllable exactly, with and without the disruptive sounds. The monolingual individuals were not successful. Their hearing was not as good as the bilingual test subjects. The result of the experiment surprised researchers. Until then it was only known that musicians have an especially good ear. But it appears that bilingualism also trains the ear. People that are bilingual are constantly confronted with different sounds. Therefore, their brain must develop new abilities. It learns how to distinguish different linguistic stimuli. Researchers are now testing how language skills affect the brain. Maybe hearing can still benefit when a person learns languages later in life…

 




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